PART I - CROWNED

________________________________________________

CROWNED

I WEAR a crown invisible and clear,
And go my lifted royal way apart
Since you have crowned me softly in your heart
With love that is half ardent, half austere;
And as a queen disguised might pass anear
The bitter crowd that barters in a mart,
Veiling her pride while tears of pity start,
I hide my glory thru a jealous fear.
My crown shall stay a sweet and secret thing
Kept pure with prayer at evensong and morn,
And when you come to take it from my head,
I shall not weep, nor will a word be said,
But I shall kneel before you, oh my king,
And bind my brow forever with a thorn.

Content of PART I: CROWNED [Sara Teasdale's poem collection: Rivers to the Sea]

Read next: PART I#TO A CASTILIAN SONG

Read previous: PART I#MAY DAY

Table of content of Rivers to the Sea


GO TO TOP OF SCREEN

Post your review
Your review will be placed after the table of content of this book